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Schedule of Personnel of 283 Siege Battery R.G.A. for the use of those who served with it in The Great War, And a Short Record of the Battery's Movements.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., approx. 50pp. (un-numbered), 2 maps (one fldg.). Sunderland: Hills Press.
1919
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Brief battery diary (with 51st Heavy Bde. RGA, serving as 'Corps Heavies' for various Corps' from July 1917-Nov. 1918) followed by Roll of Hon. & service details of all ranks showing date of joining & leaving battery, how employed (Signaller, Gunlayer, &c.), reason for leaving & home address. Orig. printed wraps., lacks decorative ribbon o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£95
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The 54th Infantry Brigade 1914-1918: Some Records of Battle & Laughter in France.
1st Ed., xi+207pp., 15 plates. For Private Circulation.
1919
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18th Div. (12th Middx., 2nd & 7th Beds., 11th RF & 6th Northants). Detailed on the raising of the Brigade & subsequent services inc. Trones Wood, Thiepval &c. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, somewhat sunned, VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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Collections & Recollections of 107th Field Coy. R.E.
1st Ed., 146pp., sketches in text. Darlington: Wm. Dresser & Sons.
1918
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The first of 2 volumes recording the unit's services in Macedonia/Salonica: This part contains mainly humourous contributions, poems &c. by num. members of the Coy. Orig. blue cloth sp. with wheat cloth boards, titled in gilt to sp. & black to front, VG. Very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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History of the 1st & 2nd Bns. North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales') 1914-1923.
1st Ed., deluxe version, [vii]+120pp., 4to, 4 plates, 8 maps & plans. Longton, Staffs: Hughes & Harber. nd
1933
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Almost entirely 1st Bn., Western Front from Sept. 1914, 17 Bde., 6th Div., with a short account of the 2nd Bn. on the NWF & in Afghanistan 1919. Casualty statistics, awards roll. Nice copy of the superior edition: orig. qtr. blue morocco with blue cloth covd. boards, gilt to front & sp. Scarce.
£125
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The 26th Squadron RE: A History of the Squadron from its Formation in 1855 to the Present.
2nd Ed., corrected & brought up to date, orig. dec. laminated card wraps., [vi]+40pp., oblong 4to, 29 illus., (mostly photos.), 3 maps. The Regt.
1988
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Fist published in 1958 & this edition corrected & revised to date of publication. Includes useful illustrated account of, inter al, Nile Expedition 1884-85, Boer War, WW1 Western Front, WW2 BEF 1940 & NW Europe 1944-45, post war Northern Ireland tours in 1972 & 1974. Orig. laminated card wraps., VG & scarce in any edition. See illustration on our website.
£50
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History of the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles.
1st Ed., xvi+489pp., col. frontis., 26 photos., 14 maps. Printed for the Regt.
1921
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15th London Regiment. Detailed history: 1st Bn. Western Front 1915-18; 2nd Bn. F&F briefly then Palestine & back to France in 1918. Nominal roll, awards &c. Orig. grey cloth, titled in blue, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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Deeds of the Royal Engineers.
Compiled in the Royal Engineer Record Office In Compliance with Army Council Instruction No. 850, dated April 19th, 1916. Orig. printed paper covd. boards, [iv]+81pp. Chatham: Royal Engineers Institute.
1918
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Notable events in Corps history inc. chapters on Royal Engineers & The Battle of Waterloo; The Royal Sappers & Miners in the Crimean War; The Blowing In of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi; 23rd Coy. in the Indian Mutiny & China; 23rd Coy at Ladysmith, &c. Orig. grey printed paper covd. boards with blue cloth backstrip, little chipped/rubbed at top of rear panel o/w VG & rare (just 500 copies printed).
£50
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Extracts from the Standing Orders of The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
[v]+55pp. Devonport: Swiss & Co. nd (c.1908).
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Customary regimental routines, regulations &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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1st Bn. The Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry. The Sergeants' Mess Rules. Rawal Pindi January 1900.
Orig. printed cloth covd. wraps., 25pp. (& blank interleaves). Eureka Printing Press, Rawal Pindi. Contemp.
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Details of messing arrangements, accounts, &c. Small pocketbook, orig. green printed cloth covd. wraps., gilt, VG & doubtless scarce survival. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-19. Water Supply - Egypt & Palestine.
1st Ed., vii+64pp., 6 photos., 10 sketches &c. (some fldg.), further sketches in text, 7 fldg. maps. Chatham: RE Institution.
1921
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Typically detailed & well-illustrated survey of a crucial aspect of the advance. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & rare but sp. chipped & worn with loss. See illustration on our website.
£120
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